Enterprise Bargaining Agreement

workplace disputes and have been forced to resolve these using different strategies. (Australia Post promotes the strategies of grievance procedures, negotiation, mediation and conciliation as a means of resolving disputes in their Enterprise Bargaining Agreement) (AUS Post EBA). This is most likely as a result of the expensive process of courts and tribunals. One such workplace dispute was seen between Australia Post and many of their licensees within the Licensed Post Office (LPO) Group - of

2010. Enterprise agreements An enterprise agreement is a negotiated deal regarding the conditions of employment between an employer and employee. The FWA regulates enterprise agreements to ensure fair terms and conditions for employees. There are 3 forms of enterprise agreements: • Single enterprise agreements- one or more employer in a single enterprise (single interest employers) • Multi-enterprise agreements- two or more employers (not single interest) • Greenfields agreements- new enterprise with

reach more tailored agreements, yet equitable wages and condition. This is because the enterprise agreement cannot undercut the award for the industry, as it can only negotiate ‘above’ the award. A case study concerning the luxury hotel sector in Australia, showed that the managers think that they could easier achieve their goals and focus on the needs of their individual workplace with the involvement of enterprise bargaining. The study also showed that enterprise bargaining in most cases increased

Collective Bargaining and Dispute Settlement System The expression “collective bargaining”, was coined by Sydney and Beatrice. This was widely accepted and used in the United States of America for settling industrial disputes. International Labour Organisation (ILO) through various conventions, recommendation and other instruments recognizes the right of collective bargaining as a fundamental right throughout the private and public sectors . Further one principle adopted by ILO is that collective

Collective Bargaining. Collective bargaining structures. • Bargaining councils. Bargaining councils are the statutory successors to the industrial councils that existed under the 1956 LRA, restyled and revamped to cater for new potential membership and function. The primary function of bargaining councils, like their predecessors, is to regulate relations between management and labour in the sectors of employment over which they have jurisdiction by concluding collective agreements, and to settle

2. Enterprise Agreements -Although first causing resistance by employees with the first 2 Enterprise Agreements Pilkington implemented in regard to organisational change, their Enterprise Bargaining Agreement III, of which stemmed from the report commissioned “The need for change,” clarified the Organisational structure for the employees & clearly communicated

and critically evaluate the central argument and methodology in the article provided. Through their research, Townsend, Wilkinson and Burgess (2013) endeavor to provide new insight into the ongoing debate concerning the sustainability of enterprise bargaining (EB) within contemporary Australia. Townsend et al. (2013) seek to understand the process of EB and its consequences, an aspect largely absent in current literature, by investigating the unique experiences and perceptions of employees, delegates

Discuss Introduction During 2011 employer associations in Australia conducted an active lobbying campaign to introduce legislative changes with respect to industrial relations. Predominantly they were seeking to diminish the power of collective bargaining and increase managerial control under the

employment at will, industrial democracy, workers dignity, justice, privacy, trust or social capital. In view of its focus on enterprise-level business strategy, it is not surprising that those working in a strategic-choice perspective have devoted little attention to the role of the state. The focus of strategic-choice research on employment relations at the enterprise level is represented in Boxall and Purcell (2003) where the close link between Human Resource Management and business strategies

Journal of Social and Management Sciences Collective Bargaining Dr Isaac Chaneta University of Zimbabwe – Harare, Zimbabwe Dr Isaac Chaneta Collective Bargaining Dr Isaac Chaneta Unionism: Good or Bad for Productitivity Dr Isaac Chaneta Employee Welfare 1 PeCOP Journal of Social and Management Sciences Collective Bargaining Dr Isaac Chaneta University of Zimbabwe – Harare, Zimbabwe Abstract Collective bargaining is concerned with the relations between employers acting